FIRE SAFETY INFORMATION
WE CAN'T HELP YOU IF WE CAN'T FIND YOU...
Post address numbers clearly on your house and mailbox. Every second counts during a fire or other emergency.Valuable time can be lost if your address number is not clearly posted where emergency personnel can see it.
Post your address number at the front of the house where it is clearly visible from the street.
Like this 191
Municipal ordinance six inch numbers.
If you have a curbside mailbox, place refective address numbers on both sides of the box.
Install a light fixture above the house numbers.
191 Dutch Lane Road
DO NOT DO THIS!
Use large, plain numbers- not decorative script or other hard to read lettering.
191
Stick with colors that contrast (black on white for example).
When you change your clock for daylight savings time, change the batteries in your smoke detector.
REMEMBER, IF YOUR CLOTHS CATCH FIRE, COVER YOUR FACE AND......
STOP, DROP AND ROLL
Make sure your family knows about E.D.I.T.H.
Exit Drills In The Home
Establish an escape plan and ensure that all family members know two (2) ways out in case of fire. Practice your escape plan with your family. Have a Safe meeting place outside your home or business. Example: a big tree in front of your home or even the mail box in front of your house by the street. Once your out of your home or business stay out and DO NOT go back in.
Wait for the fire department to get there.
The DO NOT'S of the fire service
DO NOT park in designated fire lanes or fire zones, fire lanes or zones are for emergency vehicles during an emergency only.
All homes should be equipped with Carbon Monoxide (CO) detectors. If your CO detector activates DO NOT assume that it is a false alarm. Call 9-1-1 and wait outside for the us to arrive. DO NOT ventilate. We will check out your home or place of business and declare it safe from CO. We will also call New Jersey Natural Gas Company to help us detect if there are any problems.
DO NOT place candles near paper or other materials that can ignite easily. Candles are responsible for thousands of fires each year. Keep candles way from children and DO NOT leave unattended.
If your fire alarm activates, call the fire department immediately. DO NOT reset your fire alarm until the fire department arrives. The fire department can assist you with finding and correcting a potential problem in the alarm system that may save your life.
